Transmitting FRET signals to nerve cells

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel method for transmitting FRET signals to nerve cells using fluorophores and channelrhodopsins, enabling communication between nanonetworks and neural tissue, with analysis of throughput and error rates.

Contribution

It presents a new approach combining FRET nanonetworks with nerve cells, utilizing channelrhodopsins as signal converters, which is a novel integration in neural communication methods.

Findings

Effective FRET signal transmission to nerve cells demonstrated

Trade-off between throughput and bit error rate characterized

Channelrhodopsins successfully used as FRET signal-to-voltage converters

Abstract

This paper is concerned with a novel method allowing communication between FRET nanonetworks and nerve cells. It is focused on two system components: fluorophores and channelrhodopsins which serve as transmitters and receivers, respectively. Channelrhodopsins are used here also as a FRET signal-to-voltage converter. The trade-off between throughput and bit error rate is also investigated.